Mizuho · 2 months ago
Head of Structured Equity Finance / Swaps Technology
New York, NY (1271 AOA/6th Ave)
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $275K/yr
10+ years expMizuho is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services, seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to lead the strategic development and management of platforms supporting Structured Equity Finance and Swaps. The role involves defining technology roadmaps, ensuring system integration, and enhancing operational efficiency while managing teams and vendor relationships.
BankingFinancial ServicesImpact Investing
Responsibilities
Define and own the technology roadmap for synthetic prime and securities lending platforms
Lead design, development, and platforms using both in-house development and third-party vendor solutions
Collaborate with trading and business stakeholders to align technology initiatives with strategic goals
Architect and implement scalable systems for synthetic prime, equity swaps, and stock loan
Ensure seamless integration with trading, risk, finance, and operations platforms
Provide technical leadership on technology stack selection, system design, and data architecture
Strengthen risk and control frameworks for trade lifecycle processes including booking, reconciliation, margining, and settlement
Lead and mentor development and support teams
Foster strong partnerships with trading desks, operations, risk, and compliance teams
Manage vendor relationships for third-party platforms and integration
Qualification
Required
10+ years in financial technology with direct experience in Equity Financing across Swap, D1 Trading, Margin Loan, Real Time Risk Management, Workflow tools
Strong understanding of Margin Loans, Credit Facilities, Equity Swaps, D1 Trading, Equity Borrow/Loan, Funding, Real-Time Risk/Margin, Pricing, Workflow tools etc
Demonstrated ability to lead global teams, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver enterprise-scale solutions
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value
Preferred
Development experience is a plus
Modern programming languages and software engineering best practices (e.g. Java, Python…)
Relational and NoSQL databases
Messaging and streaming platforms for distributed systems (e.g.Kafka, MQ…)
Cloud infrastructure and container orchestration (e.g. Azure, Kubernetes..)
CI/CD pipelines and DevOps automation (e.g. Jenkins, Gitlab…)
Monitoring, logging, and observability tools
Benefits
Generous employee benefits package
Discretionary bonus
Company
Mizuho
This is not your typical financial institution. It’s our people who make us a cut above.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Lara Grant
Chief of Staff, CTO
Mitch Billek
Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer
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